r/BookCovers • u/Big_Exchange_2812 • May 01 '26

Feedback Wanted Design critique wanted!

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Made a post just a bit ago about wanting to learn more about cover design related to character art and was suggested to do a bunch of practice covers to build a possible portfolio. This is the design without text, because i know my typography will be horrifically lacking until i learn that aspect better, but this was designed with text placement in mind. Looking for feedback specifically on design elements and how well this would work as a front cover in general! Of course, this is practice by using alice in wonderland. All constructive feedback welcome! Thank you

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u/Big_Exchange_2812 May 01 '26

I promise it wasnt im just bad at it and this is a practice cover for me to learn with. I just wanted feedback on the other design details and didnt want people to only talk about my bad typography so i left out my planned version until i can get better at it. But it IS planned and positioned

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u/Soko_ko_ko May 01 '26

Okay, I'd say the design is also a bit busy, especially the top half. Not to say there can't be a lot of elements in a cover, but it makes it a bit hard to know where you want the eye to drawn to. I find myself looking at the bottom because there's space there to rest my eyes. Maybe go for a little less patterns?

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u/Big_Exchange_2812 May 01 '26

Okay! I could change how i did the stripes or mute their colours a bit to pull them back more! That makes sense. Trying to find a mix between the busy style of alice and whats readable. Thank you!

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u/Soko_ko_ko May 01 '26

Good luck with it. The art is super pretty 👍

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u/Big_Exchange_2812 May 01 '26

Thank you! Im glad to hear that!